Allen Joseph MURPHY

31/01/2019

Allen Joseph MURPHY 

AKA  SPUD
Late of Orange, NSW

 

NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 081

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  9509

 

Rank:  Commenced training with Class 081 on Monday 2 November 1959 ( aged 29 years, 10 months, 2 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 7 December 1959 ( aged 29 years, 11 months, 6 days )

Constable 1st Class – appointed 2 November 1965

Senior Constable – appointed 2 November 1969

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 8 April 1984

 

Final Rank = Sergeant ?/Class

 

Stations:  ?, Newcastle District ( Cst 1/C ), Orange ( Sgt / 1987 )

 

Service:  From  2 November 1959  to  ? ? ? =  ? years Service

 

Awards:   National Medal – granted 15 September 1980 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted 10 September 1986 ( Sgt 3/C )

 

Born:   Tuesday 31 December 1929

Died on:   Thursday  31 January 2019 with family by his side

Age:  89 years, 1 month, 0 days

Cause:   Heart failure – age

Event location:  St Francis Aged Care, Clinton St, Orange

Event date:  Thursday  31 January 2019

 

Funeral date:   Wednesday 6 February 2019 @ 11.30am

Funeral location:  ( most probably – so check again ), St Mary’s Church, Park St, Orange

 

Wake location:  ?

 

Funeral Parlour:  Norman J Penhall Funerals, Orange  63623751

 

Buried at:   ?

 

 Memorial located at:   ?

Allen Joseph MURPHY

SPUD is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance  *NEED MORE INFO

 

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May they forever Rest In Peace

MURPHY, Allen Joseph
31.12.1929 – 30.01.2019
Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at St. Francis Aged Care. Loving husband of Jan.
Much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather
“In God’s Loving Care”
Aged 89 Years
Funeral details to be announced at a later date.
NORMAN J PENHALL FUNERALS AFDA, FDA of NSW
33 William Street, Orange Phone 63623751

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January 31, 2019
Thanks Big Al for your enduring love
and support. So glad that I got to call you my father. Love you so much xx
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January 31, 2019
I love you, Pop.
Thank you for loving me, for encouraging me.
I am so proud to be the granddaughter of such a kind, faithful, hard-working, downright good bloke.
Sr
Published in The Orange Central Western Daily on Jan. 31, 2019

 

Julie McDougall  NSW Fallen Police
All I know from working with him that he was a devout catholic, had 13 children and was a shearer when he wasn’t working as a cop. He was a sergeant and a truly good man and I remember him saying when cigarettes got to $2 a pack he would quit and he did.
RIP

 


CLASS 081

4 row ( l to r ):
L. C. Bennett; D. W. Stolle # 9460; M. W. Kirk # 9512; R. C. Landers; B. Symons; A. Southall # 9527; John C. Dunbar # 9482; Peter J. Martin # 9528; B. K. Leaney # 9533; D. W. McLaughlin; J. R. Dorsett # 9498; P. W. Medway # 9444; J. McGregor # 9518; F. J. Ryder # 9506; Ray. N. Morris # 9517; P. R. Clemson # 9523; J. O. Parry; P. J. Woodward # 9478; D. C. Newton # 9480; Rod. L. Power # 9477; A. W. McDonald # 9510; B. A. Kearns; P. R. Leembruggen # 9530; R. G. Dunn.
3rd row ( l to r ):
E. H. Williamson # 9507; Syd. K. Isedale # 9490; T. G. Purcell # 9468; Allen J. Murphy # 9509; A. P. Lynch # 9500; R. W. Stone # 9488; M. C. Adams; H. J. P. Munro # 9484; J. E. Hawley # 9522; S. C. Heckenberg # 9487; H. T. Auliff # 9464; Barry A. Melouney # 9492; M. R. Turk # 9526; Anthony C. Frost # 9516; C. A. Hermanson # 9525; Edward ( Ted ) F. Doherty # 9446; W. McCormick # 9529; Ken. J. Williams # 9461; M. C. Moy # 9449; K. G. McNeill # 9455; A. D. Morris # 9469; R. L. Scarf # 9457; J.R. Press # 9462; R. J. Mahoney # 9514.
2nd row ( l to r ):
J. J. McNamara # 9465; T. J. Webber # 9504; B. A. Bennett # 9453; J. F. Bostock # 9535; R. N. Thornett; W. A. Allan; K. J. Hall; Mick R. Hay # 9452; Ken. Waters # 9494 or 9505; Keith Waters # 9494 or 9505; G. N. Crouch # 9532; R. C. Rogerson # 9536; D. S. McAfee # 9459; G. A. Wilson # 9470; B. Garland # 9511; J. Peterlin # 9503; Thom. C. Coleman # 9496; R. J. Canning # 9473; Victor A. Schweikert # 9458; R. Pearson; B. Kerrison # 9485; J. G. Kinnane; L. R. Kriss # 9483.
Front row – seated- ( l to r ):
Sergeant 3/c. Ben Hall; C. C. Greenham; G. R. Gibb # 9445; R. C. Jenner # 9486; J. C. McGingley; Darcy W. Cluff # 9463; R. J. Graham # 9467; David E. Nelson # 9481; F. B. McGoldrick; Ernest G. Mercer # 9515; E. W. Kelly; J. Kelly # 9531; Sergeant 1/c. Sligar # 8146; Sergeant 1/c. Barber # 4474; Sergeant 3/c. Porch; Miss. Sylvia W. Paull # P/W 0038; Mrs. Eileen. M. McLean # P/W 0037; Miss. June W. Fielding # P/W 0039; S. Favot # 9493; J. P. Boon # 9519; L. E. Ervine # 9497; R. T. Milligan # 9479; Denis W. Wardrobe # 9456; D. C. Rugers; H. V. Clarke.

Published 31 January 2019.
Updated 21 August 2025 with Class photo.